Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Flamenco Sketch - original charcoal figurative drawing

Here's a sketch of a flamenco dancer done in charcoal on Strathmore drawing paper. This drawing is about 8 x 14". Have been watching "Great Artists of the Italian Renaissance" from The Great Courses. It's just wonderful and the instructor makes what could just bore one to death, very interesting. I've listened to and watched many of their offerings and recommend them highly. Thank you for stopping by (Originally, my drawing was cropped in the photo to 8 x 8", but I like it this size a lot more. Always a fan of portraits and figures in a horizontal format.)

2 comments:

Even though I miss it I'm glad that I'm not working from life anymore.. it was much harder for me to get what I wanted. You, however make it look rather easy. I like the minimal approach you took to this drawing. Nothing here unnecessary.

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I have always loved to draw the face and figure. If I'm not actually drawing from the posed model or sketching people going about their everyday lives, I'm probably thinking about it. I seldom miss an opportunity to draw or paint from life and strive every day to capture not just a likeness of my subjects, but also the more elusive qualities of spirit, mood and emotion.

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I have signed up for a few landscape painting courses that are offered online, with the first one beginning in July. This is a great learning method for me - no travel! I took an online portrait painting course a few months ago and it was fabulous - one of the best courses I've ever taken! Sooo - what are you waiting for?

Every morning before really starting my day, I have been drawing something - such as the clouds or what's happening across the street or my Able Assistant, Roger. Often, it's an ink sketch, so there's no correcting and no going back. Sketchbooks seem to be the rage right now and I welcome rethinking my practice of only using sketches as preparation for something"bigger". It's fun to allow sketches to be finished art, too!